[RTTY] Fwd: RE: W1AW bulletin operations

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

This is not an official statement by the FCC but it is by Bill Cross who 
is a ham and works for the FCC.

If we want this behavior to cease we can send wav files this behavior to 
the FCC and let the enforcement arm handle it or we can start by 
contacting our directors and ask them to change the policy, the hardware 
or whatever it takes so that they are in full compliance with all the 
FCC regulations or we can do both.

Enforcement is handled on a transmission by transmission basis. 
Complaints along the lines of there are too many bulletins, too many 
frequencies will not be addressed as the rules allow for this.

Mike-W0MU


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	RE: W1AW bulletin operations
Date: 	Thu, 5 Jun 2014 19:49:16 +0000
From: 	William Cross <William.Cross at fcc.gov>
To: 	'W0MU' <w0mu at w0mu.com>



Mike,

I agree that Section 97.113(a)(3)(iv) addresses compensation of a control operator of a club station in certain cases,
and it applies to all club stations.  That rule says nothing about interference and a club station transmission
is subject to 97.101(d) just as the transmission by any other amateur station is.


If you are aware of cases of interference, making a wav. file or other recording of the event and sending it
to the Enforcement bureau is the proper way to bring these situations to our attention.

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: W0MU [mailto:w0mu at w0mu.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 3:17 PM
To: William Cross
Subject: W1AW bulletin operations

Bill,

I am hearing more and more cases where W1AW is interfering with normal amateur operations.  17m is especially troubling because of the limited space available.

I have read the rules and I am looking for understanding or a possible opinion on this situation from the FCC.

I have emailed K1ZZ about this and he quoted 97.113 A iv.

I understand what is being said there.  I am being told that since there is a schedule that W1AW does not need to listen before transmitting.
Could this be a violation of the willful and malicious interference rule?  Should it?

The way I read section iv is that any club, not just the ARRL can do this and it got around the pay issue for the control op.  My position which could be wrong is that section iv does not give the ARRL or any other club the discretion to ignore the other rules.

Could the ARRL just wait a few minutes or have alternate frequencies?

K1ZZ said that someone could just sit on "their" frequencies and keep them off the air by squatting.  Has this ever happened?  I got the feeling that he really did not want to answer my question and that he was put off by the question.  We have had many battles with other stations and nets and clubs in regard to "owning" a frequency.  Why exactly is the W1AW situation different.

What if there were emergency traffic being handled on "their" frequencies?

I can't find any reference to an opinion by the FCC that would allow anyone to ignore the practice of listening first before transmitting.

Maybe you can shed some light on this for me.

Thanks for your time.

Mike Fatchett
W0MU
303 548 7222 cell